History of Carver, Massachusetts, USA

Prior to incorporation, Carver was a part of Plympton.

Carver, Massachusetts
Plymouth county. Set off from Plymouth in 1790. Population, 1837, 990. 38 miles S.E. from Boston, and 8 S.W. by S. from Plymouth. There are a number of pleasant ponds in this town. The soil is not very productive. The manufactures of Carver consist of iron castings, boots, shoes, boxes, and willow baskets; annual amount about $50,000.

Carver, once a part of Plympton, was named after John Carver, the Governor of Plymouth Colony, who was chosen on board the May Flower, and died in a few months after the settlement was begun at Plymouth.

Carver contains more land than Plympton, from which it was separated, but it is much less valuable.

Manufactories of cast-iron were early established here.

Distance from Plymouth, 8 miles; from Boston, 38.

Carver, a post- township of Plymouth county, Massachusetts, 38 miles S. E. by S. from Boston. Population, 1186.

CARVER, a township in Plymouth co. in the state of Massachusetts. U.S. Iron-ore is procured in the vicinity. Pop. 995.

Carver lies in the middle section of Plymouth County, 38 miles southeast of Boston. It has Plympton on the north, Kingston and Plymouth on the east, the latter and Wareham on the south, and the last, with Middleborough, on the west. Its length northwest and southeast is about twice its width. The assessed area is 21,292 acres, and 17,011 of this are woodland, consisting of pitch pine and red oak on the uplands, and white cedar in the swamps. The red deer still roam in the long range of woods extending throughout this town and quite to Barnstable County.

There are no great elevations in the town, but ponds and streams are numerous, adding much to the scenery. Of the former there are twelve, whose names are Wenham, Sampson, Crane, Mohootset, Cooper, Muddy, Vaughan, John, Flax, Clear, Barrett and Waukanquog. Near the latter cranes and eagles build their nests. Sampson Pond was so called from an Indian sachem, for whom a reserve of 200 acres was made in 1705, with the privilege of...

Carver, a post-township of Plymouth co., Mass, about 20 miles N.N.E. of New Bedford. It has 5 churches, and manufactures of cranberry barrels, kegs, &c. Pop. 994.